Why coup leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is embracing democracy

The upcoming presidential election in Gabon follows a bloodless coup that ended the Bongo family’s five-decade rule, with Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the coup leader, favored to win. His main opponent is Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, the former prime minister under the ousted president. Despite a history of oil production and relative stability, the country is poised for a new era under Oligui Nguema’s leadership, marked by diplomatic outreach and promises of development and reform.

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